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repudiate

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  1. 1. v. t. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. cast off Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. refuse to recognize or pay Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject. Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care. Prynne. 2. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry. His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long afterward. Bolingbroke. 3. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts. Source: webster
  9. 9. v:100 v. refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid v. refuse to recognize or pay v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust Source: ecdict

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